“We are aggressively going after every aspect of the EV ecosystem because we need millions of EVs on the roads to make a meaningful impact toward building a zero-emission world.” – GM CEO Mary Barra [Read more]
Volkswagen announced it has delivered its 250,000th electric vehicle this month since the introduction of the company’s commuter car, the VW e-up! in 2013. In mid-December, the company delivered the milestone vehicle, an e-Golf to [Read more]
Petro-Canada celebrated the completion of its coast-to-coast network of EV fast chargers on Tuesday when the company officially opened an electric vehicle charging station near Victoria, B.C. Known as the “Electric Highway”, the network is [Read more]
By Leonardo Paoli, IEA Energy and Transport Researcher, and Simon Bennett, IEA Energy Technology Analyst This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 10, 2019. Encouraged by rising government support, global spending on electric [Read more]
The government of British Columbia has introduced a $4 million rebate program through CleanBC to help electric vehicle owners install EV charging stations at home and work. Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum [Read more]
On Tuesday, the government of British Columbia announced it has added 12 EV charging sites on provincial roads and has plans to install several more. “We’re making it convenient for people who drive electric vehicles [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board of Canada on June 25, 2019. While electric vehicle (EV) sales in Canada have been increasing, range anxiety remains one barrier to further adoption of EVs. Range anxiety is [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on June 5, 2019. In the future, electric vehicle adoption presents a key uncertainty for understanding how energy systems will evolve. In 2018 almost 44,000 electric [Read more]
Next spring, the government of BC says it will introduce legislation to phase in targets for the sale of zero emissions vehicles. The province hopes that by 2040, all vehicle sales will be ZEVs. Province [Read more]
Volkswagen says it will offer its WV EV for under $23,000. The company says by converting three of its factories to build electric vehicles, it will protect German jobs and rival US upstart Tesla. VW [Read more]
General Motors is hoping the Trump administration will support a nationwide program to increase sales of zero emissions vehicles (ZEV), despite the government’s proposal to end California’s ability to regulate more clean vehicle use. ZEV [Read more]
SFU professor Majid Bahrami and researchers at the university’s Surrey campus are developing a 1200W passively air-cooled charger for light electric vehicles (LEVs) using graphite sheets to enhance thermal performance, eliminate parasitic cooling power and [Read more]
Not only is supply short of demand, British Columbians often can’t even find EVs to test drive. Others are left waiting months to get their hands on a new model, while many dealerships seem unaware [Read more]
Just over half of Canadians polled say governments should offer more EV incentives, rather than leaving the price and popularity of such vehicles completely to the free market. Natural Resources Canada photo. More than half [Read more]
As a result of strong demand for green transportation, the BC government is contributing an additional $10 million to the Clean Energy Vehicle Program. On Monday, the Government of British Columbia announced it is is [Read more]
Vancouver-based Electra Meccanica says it will provide some Vancouver, B.C., 7-Elevens with all-electric single-passenger SOLOs to promote the retail company’s delivery service. Company photo. Electra Meccanica maker will provide 7-Eleven with EVs to better serve [Read more]
On Thursday, BP announced it will purchase Chargemaster, the company that runs the largest public charging network, which includes 6,500 charging stations, in the United Kingdom. BP photo. Chargemaster operates over 6,500 charging points across [Read more]
Dr. David Suzuki. Photo: CBC Energy dilemma: to reduce oil consumption requires cheap, longer-range EVs but battery science is decade or two from delivering David Suzuki is complaining “how difficult it is to have an [Read more]
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Note: Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid light duty vehicles Rapid technology change forecasts vs. more cautious predictions based upon energy transition history If you happen to come across a Big Oil [Read more]
The sale of Porsche EVs and hybrids by 2025 will amount to about half the companies overall deliveries, according to the luxury automaker. Porsche EVs, hybrids targets one of the auto industry’s most agressive By [Read more]
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